Cliff Lee

Move over Cliff Lee, John Smoltz and yes, Kyle Kendrick, Reds right-hander Mike Leake has just joined the list of Marlins’ mound killers. Granted, Leake has only started six games against the Marlins, but he has put together two straight dominant outings, including Friday’s three-hit, no-run, eight-inning gem to lift the Reds to a 1-0 victory in front of 22,222 fans at Marlins Park. All Leake needed was Jay Bruce’s solo homer in the second inning that was the lone smudge on David Phelps outstanding line which strengthened his bid to remain part of the five-man rotation after the All-Star break. In a near replica of his June 19th start (5-0 win) against Miami, Leake...

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